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Hedge fund exec who fell prey to Madoff scheme plunges 20 stories to his death
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Incredible pictures of forgotten tribe in Ecuadorean rainforest
THESE incredible images reveal how a remote tribe in the Ecuadorean rainforest has learned to hunt monkeys by climbing trees and shooting them with blowpipes.
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The ongoing multi-billion dollar disaster of Berlin’s new international airport
THERE’S a joke in Germany about Berlin’s new airport.
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Inquest to probe how newborn Nixon Tonkin’s skull was fractured during delivery
THE family of a newborn who unexpectedly died at a Brisbane hospital hope a coronial inquest into his death will prevent future tragedies.
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CNN host eats human brains, sparking outrage
Reza Aslan, the host of "Believer" on CNN, is under fire for a scene on his show in which he ate human brains while showcasing a group of Hindus who practice cannibalism in India. Critics claim he was presenting a negative and inaccurate portrayal of the religion, as the group featured in the segment is only a very small faction and isn't embraced by mainstream Hindus in any way.
Police say Mara Salvatrucha gang sacrificing underage girls in ‘Satanic rituals’
A NOTORIOUS street gang dubbed “world’s most feared” is allegedly sacrificing underage girls in “Satanic rituals”, US police say.
Groundhog Day: Six more weeks of winter
Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog, saw his shadow during an event in Pennsylvania.
Gary Baron’s alleged glamorous life after his controversial lotto win
GARY Baron was just a humble truckie who organised a lotto syndicate for his workmates.
How this couple managed to avoid paying rent for six years — and counting
THIS couple found a way to make living in New York affordable: just stop paying rent.
Man killed in Dubai had survived another accident only 10 minutes earlier
AN Emirati national has been killed in a road accident, just 10 minutes after surviving another.
Heart-stopping video shows two-year-old rescuing his twin brother trapped beneath a fallen bookcase
A QUICK-THINKING two-year-old saved his twin brother’s life after he was trapped under a heavy bookcase.
Heart-breaking moment dog was brought to bedside of dying owner
A HEARTBROKEN family have shared the intimate moment a beloved dog was allowed into hospital to say goodbye to her owner who was dying from a sudden brain haemorrhage.
How did fake US embassy operate in Ghana for a decade?
News has travelled the world that an organised gang based in Ghana ran a fake embassy selling real US visas for $6,000 (£4,700) for "about a decade". How did they get away with it for so long?
Pennsylvania Teen Allegedly Fatally Shoots Sleeping Mom and Brother, Tries to Blame Father
Before state troopers arrived at the scene
Husband uses drone to catch cheating wife
A SUSPICIOUS husband used a drone to catch his wife cheating — and then posted evidence of the alleged extramarital shenanigans online.
Ilya Eckstein, the chief executive of Robin Labs, says men are turning to Siri and Cortana for sex chat
LONELY men are increasingly turning to virtual assistants like Siri to fulful their sexual desires, new research has found.
Baby Jazlene Branham buried in Chicago through the kind hearts of strangers and charities
BABY Jazlene Branham never left hospital.
Is it all over for non-creepy clowns?
Being a clown is no laughing matter when everyone thinks you are evil. Can the profession fight back from the "creepy clown" hysteria sweeping the globe?
When mum and dad are actually aunt and uncle
Imagine finding out the people you thought were your parents are in fact your aunt and uncle - and that the people you thought were your aunt and uncle, were in fact your parents.
